Applied Buddhist Psychology 2: The Enlightened Mind
Applied Buddhist Psychology 2: The Enlightened Mind
This workshop offers practical tools for cultivating positive emotions and reducing emotional reactivity through the lens of Buddhist psychology. Participants will take a deeper look at mind training, explore how Buddhist principles can be meaningfully applied to Western life experiences, receive instruction in Vipassana meditation techniques, and learn how the Four Immeasurables—Equanimity, Lovingkindness, Compassion, and Joy—reflect the essence of the enlightened mind. By cultivating these qualities, you gain insight into the nature of the enlightened state and learn to shift emotional patterns toward greater balance and harmony.
This course is ideal for anyone seeking to change how they experience life and relationships, respond to challenges with greater freedom, and generate more loving, compassionate feelings toward themselves and others. Counseling professionals will also find these teachings valuable for their work with clients. This course is open to all—whether you are new to Buddhist practice or seeking to deepen an existing path.
What You’ll Experience:
• Tools to generate positive emotions and reduce emotional reactivity
• Methods for shifting unhealthy relational patterns into more balanced and empowering connections
• Instruction in Vipassana meditation techniques to cultivate mindfulness and insight
• Deeper exploration of the Four Immeasurables—Equanimity, Lovingkindness, Compassion, and Joy—and how they can transform emotional states
• Practices that lead to greater emotional freedom and a deeper sense of compassion toward yourself and others
This course consists of:
• 2 two-hour live class meetings with Q&A
• 7 recorded video lectures (approx. 4 hours)
• Several guided meditation videos
• Peer sharing and reflection exercises
• Recommended reading and handout materials
What People Are Saying:
“This class has brought a great sense of peace and well-being into my life. The tools and resources I’ve learned have benefited me both personally and in my work with others. I have been able to transform my choices, patterns, responses and reactions in a way that brings more joy into my life.” – Kathy W.
“As a long-time Buddhist practitioner and meditation teacher I took this class because it was a pre-requisite to be a Depth Hypnosis Practitioner and did not expect it to yield anything new. But I should have known Isa would bring amazing new insights and ways of approaching Buddhism, psychology, and our human experience. Thank you, Isa!” – Chris C.
“All of the classes I’ve taken with Sacred Stream have taken me far beyond what felt like two-dimensional concepts. It’s amazing to have a vivid mental picture of what is behind the lack of self-responsibility that I hear from some clients. I understand what the textbooks are saying, but the energy dynamics and Buddhist concepts Isa clarifies for us take western psychology to a new level,” – Dalisia C.
The Sacred Stream has provided high quality education for over twenty years. Each course we offer provides easy to use portal pages, support staff, and support materials. Classes are offered with both online and in person options that are expertly managed to offer the best experience possible for students.
Instructor:
Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D. is a renowned teacher and practitioner whose work bridges ancient wisdom traditions and modern therapeutic practices. She is the creator of Depth Hypnosis™, a groundbreaking model that combines elements of shamanism, Buddhism, energy medicine, hypnosis, and transpersonal psychology. Widely respected by clinicians and spiritual counselors alike, Depth Hypnosis offers a powerful path to healing and self-discovery and has helped thousands of people live happier, more fulfilling lives.
Holding advanced degrees in cultural and linguistic anthropology, comparative religion, and transpersonal psychology, Isa has spent over thirty years studying and practicing spiritual, meditative, and healing traditions from around the world. A pioneer in bringing shamanic and Buddhist principles into clinical contexts, she also developed Coming to Peace™, an innovative conflict resolution process inspired in part by indigenous peacemaking practices from Hawaii, Africa, and North America.
A longtime Buddhist practitioner, Isa developed the Sacred Stream’s Applied Buddhist Psychology program to help students integrate core principles of Buddhist philosophy into their personal lives and professional practice. She has co-taught with renowned Buddhist teachers, including Robert Thurman, Thupten Jinpa, and Khensur Rinpoche Thupten Tenzin, the Abbot of Gyuto Monastery in Dharamsala.
An accomplished author of three books, Isa speaks six languages and teaches and lectures worldwide.
Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D.
